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More than 20 federal agencies released their updated Climate Action Plans to prepare for future climate impacts by adopting adaptive and resilient strategies. The updated plans align with the National Climate Resilience Framework, which helps coordinate climate resilience investments across the public and private sectors.
The plans include making federal buildings more resilient to climate change, protecting federal employees from climate hazards, and preparing for climate-related supply chain disruptions. Agencies that manage federal lands and waters announced plans to protect species, mitigate flooding, and reduce wildfire risks. The Interior Department is buffering coastal communities against flooding, improving drought resilience through watershed restoration projects, and managing wildfire risk in sagebrush ecosystems.
“From record-high average temperatures and extreme heat to changing precipitation patterns and sea-level rise, climate impacts—including disasters made worse by climate change—are affecting every corner of society and every community in America,” the White House said in a statement.
2024 state legislative debrief: Colorado
In the 2024 session, Colorado legislators made significant progress on land conservation, advancing clean energy, addressing climate change, improving air quality, and more. In a new blog post, Center for Western Priorities Policy Director summarizes conservation-related highlights from the session.
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These are their traditional grounds, their subsistence use areas, and really hold the history and heritage of their people. It's so important to me, to my Tribe, to my people, that these lands are protected and that we're being good stewards.”
